{"id":132965,"date":"2025-04-08T08:10:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T12:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=132965"},"modified":"2025-04-08T08:10:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T12:10:48","slug":"njpw-windy-city-riot-preview-4-11-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/04\/08\/njpw-windy-city-riot-preview-4-11-25\/","title":{"rendered":"NJPW Windy City Riot Preview (4\/11\/25)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">NJPW Windy City Riot event is finally here, and it is a cannot-miss event. The event takes place at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois, and it is set to take place on Friday, April 11th. It will be available to watch on NJPW World.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">The event is set to begin at 8 PM ET\/9 AM JST. At the time of writing, seven matches have been confirmed for the NJPW Windy City Riot 2025 card, with four of them being title fights.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"entry-content\">Full NJPW Windy City Riot 2025 Card:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>NEVER Openweight Championship Match: Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi*<\/li>\n<li>Strong Openweight Championship 30-Minute Iron Man Match: Gabe Kidd (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii<\/li>\n<li>IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Match: Hirooki Goto (c) vs. Shota Umino<\/li>\n<li>Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship Match: World Class Wrecking Crew (Roye Isaacs &amp; Jorel Nelson) (c) vs. Intergalactic Jet Setters (Kevin Knight &amp; KUSHIDA)<\/li>\n<li>Singles Match: David Finlay vs. Zack Sabre Jr.<\/li>\n<li>Tag Team Match: El Phantasmo &amp; Rocky Romero vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito &amp; Titan)<\/li>\n<li>Singles Match: Mina Shirakawa vs. AZM**<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>*Tanahashi&#8217;s final match in the United States<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>**To determine the #1 contender for the Strong Women&#8217;s Championship<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Hiroshi Tanahashi&#8217;s Final Match in the USA<\/h2>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\">\n<div id=\"FreeStarVideoAdContainer\">\n<div id=\"freestar-video-parent\">\n<div id=\"freestar-video-child\">\n<div id=\"primisPlayerContainerDiv\" class=\"primisslate\">\n<div id=\"primis_container_div\">\n<div id=\"primis_playerSekindoSPlayer67e6a037cbaba\">\n<div id=\"Player-Div-SekindoSPlayer67e6a037cbaba\">\n<div id=\"Video-Div-SekindoSPlayer67e6a037cbaba\">\n<div id=\"Video-iFrame-SekindoSPlayer67e6a037cbaba\">\n<div id=\"layoutContainerDiv\">\n<div id=\"layoutDesign\">\n<div id=\"viewsElements\">\n<div id=\"viewsNum\">Konosuke Takeshita defends his NEVER Openweight Championship against Hiroshi Tanahashi in The Ace&#8217;s final match on American soil. Having been a pillar of Japanese wrestling excellence for more than two decades, this promises to be quite an emotional match. Despite being in the twilight of his career, Tanahashi is not to be taken lightly by Takeshita.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>At this point in Tanahashi&#8217;s retirement tour, every match and moment is layered with legacy and sentiments. With this match, &#8216;The Ace&#8217; is fighting to remind the world of his enduring spirit, and the greatest proof of that would be the NEVER Openweight Championship. Takeshita, having unwavering momentum backing him, will not be willing to let go of the title easily.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Gabe Kidd and Tomohiro Ishii&#8217;s 30-Minute Banger<\/h2>\n<p>Gabe Kidd will defend the STRONG Openweight Championship against Tomohiro Ishii in a 30-minute Iron Man match. This is a rematch built on brutality and unfinished business following their first encounter at Battle in the Valley. That match ended with a no-decision after 30 long minutes but, this time, they have multiple falls and a potential sudden death to push them to their absolute limits.<\/p>\n<p>For Kidd, this match offers a break from the Bullet Club chaos &#8211; but not from violence. For &#8216;The Stone Pitbull&#8217;, this is a chance to once again put his strong style on full display. With pride, gold, and vindication on the line, this Iron Man match could prove who embodies NJPW STRONG the most.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"s1\">Header photo \u2013 NJPW \u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a> for more on NJPW Windy City Riot and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.\u00a0 You can rewatch all 2021 NJPW events and plenty more tremendous wrestling content from New Japan Pro-Wrestling on <a href=\"http:\/\/njpwworld.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NJPWWorld.com<\/a>; The King of Sports Streaming.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NJPW Windy City Riot event is finally here, and it is a cannot-miss event. The event takes place at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois, and it is set to take place on Friday, April 11th. It will be available to watch on NJPW World. 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